Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
Pick’em
✓ PUR W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
ILL 26–27 PUR
✓ PUR (52%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePick’em
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
ClosePick’em
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close53.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePick’em
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Illinois ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Illinois ATS struggles (0-4)
Illinois have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue ATS struggles (1-3)
Purdue have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 67 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 39% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 0-4 0% | 0-3 0% | |
| 1-3 25% | 1-3 25% | 1-2 33% |
Recent meetings
The series
ILL 47–48 PUR (6 tied)
PUR leads · 101 games since 1892 · PUR has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ILL−0.7 →+0.3▲ 1.0#61
PUR−4.2 →−0.1▲ 4.1#64
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#61
Offense
◀ ILL better#88
#96
Defense
Even#91
−1.5 #132
Turnovers
PUR better ▶−0.5 #99
67 plays #67
Pace
PUR faster ▶72 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ILL off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.3 #99 | 32.3 #114 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.89 #62 | 5.63 #79 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #64 | +0.14 #96 | ILL |
| Success rate | 51% #17 | 41% #76 | ILL |
| PUR off | ILL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #92 | 27.3 #93 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.54 #85 | 5.60 #76 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #94 | +0.20 #112 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #79 | 44% #101 | PUR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ILL scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #124 | 7.0 #92 | 8.8 #121 | 7.5 #48 | 6.0 #77 | 13.5 #66 | |
7.0 #108 | 12.0 #119 | 19.0 #119 | 3.5 #37 | 9.8 #118 | 13.3 #92 |
PUR scoring against the ILL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #92 | 7.8 #81 | 12.0 #88 | 7.0 #53 | 5.0 #96 | 12.0 #77 | |
8.3 #119 | 8.3 #87 | 16.5 #109 | 5.0 #68 | 5.8 #61 | 10.8 #63 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ILL7d
PUR8d
PUR +1 day
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Schedules, links & other games
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